Articles of Note

Once the highest-paid director in Hollywood, the silent-film director Lois Weber has now been all but forgotten. That's a tragedy... more »

New Books

For his Stoner, John Williams has been called "the man who wrote the perfect novel.” So why are his other books so resoundingly terrible?... more »

Essays & Opinions

The film project Dau began simply enough, as a biopic about a physicist. It became something else entirely — either a work of genius or total madness... more »